CARD NO.

96

A. KNOW YOUR ENGLISH

"Why don't the two of us get together and play a trick on Sujatha? It might....."
No way! Whenever I try to play a practical joke on someone, it always boomerangs ."
"Boomerangs? Are you saying it becomes a big problem?'
"What I mean is that the joke backfires. I end up like looking a fool and not the person..."
"Not the person you were playing the trick on. The joke is on you. In other words, when
Something boomerangs; the result is the exact opposite of what you wanted it to be."
"That's right. The Media s attempt to discredit the Minister boomeranged. Now, people are more
suspicious of the media than the Minister."
"I thought we could bring the strike to an end by getting the VC and the students together.
But unfortunately, the plan boomeranged. Now the VC is threatening to close the
University for a month."
Raj thought he could get the promotion by agreeing with everything his boss said. But
unfortunately the plan boomeranged on him.

B.COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. What do you understand by the word boomerangs?

2. Who was going to be tricked?
3. What is the attempt of the media?
4. What were they trying to end?
5. What was the threatening of the VC?

C. VOCABULARY
WORD MEANING USAGE/PRACTICE
Trick (Noun) A cunning or skillful act The kids are playing tricks on their teacher.
which seems easy
Trick (Adj.) It was a trick question.
Fool (Noun) A person who lacks I was fool enough to believe him.
intelligence
Fool (Verb) She certainly had me fooled.
To trick out someone
attempt(Noun) an act of trying to do I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

attempt (Verb) to make an effort The girl attempted to answer all the questions.

Source: Hindu Newspaper Tuesday Edition, Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary

 D. STRUCTURES FOR THE PRACTICE
1 We are waiting for Suresh.
2 He agreed to our proposal.
3 You cant count on his help.
4 These books belong to me.
5 His uncle met with an accident.
6 She complained of his rudeness.
7 He failed in his attempt.

E. HOMOPHONES
HOMOPHONES MEANING USAGE/ PRACTICE
Flower The coloured part of the plant The flowers are beautiful.
The plant has a beautiful flower.
There is a garden full of flowers.
I love flowers.
Flour Powder made from grain The Bread is made of flour.
We eat chapattis made of flour.
She opened the door with floury hands.
Wheat flour is the sweetest of all the flours
Son The male child She gave birth to a son.
He is an obedient son of his parents.
His son has passed class XII.
Now-a-days daughters are performing better
than sons.
Sun A star of the planet. The sun was shining.
The sun was blazing hot.
The sun was just setting.

Male A man person or, animal, The male of the species has a white tail.
All the attackers are males.

Mail The official system used for My father checks his mail everyday.
sending and delivering mail. There isn't much mail today.
We do our business by mail.

Sell To handover in exchange of The shopkeeper is selling the readymade

money clothes.
They have sold their houses.

Cell A small room in which a The thief has been locked in a cell.
prisoner is locked

Source: Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary

F. CORRECT THE BELOW MENTIONED POEMS GRAMMATICAL ERROR AND SPELLING

 SOAP
Some people are not having manners,
this I am always observing,
for example other day I find
I am needing soap
For ordinary washing myself purposes.
So Im going to one small shop
Nearby in my lane and Im asking
For well-known brand soap

That shopman hes giving me soap

But Im finding it defective version.
So Im saying very politely___
Though in Hindi Im saying it,
And my Hindi is not so good as my English,
Please to excuse me
But this is defective version of well-known brand soap.

That shopman is saying

And very rudely he is saying it,
What is wrong with soap?
Still I am keeping my temper
And repeating very smilingly
Please to note this defect in soap,
And still he is denying the truth.

So Im getting very angry that time

And with loud voice I am saying
YOU ARE BLIND OR WHAT?
Now he is shouting
YOU ARE CALLING ME BLIND OR WHAT ?
Come outside and I will show you
Then I am shouting
What you will show me?

Now small crowd is collecting

And shopman is much bigger than me
And I am not caring so much
For small defect in well- known brand soap.
So I m saying
Alright OK Alright OK
This time I will take
but not next time.
(BY NISSIM EZEKIEl)